as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit
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Recent Examples of stand in
Eli Hager, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Nationwide, more than 78 million people nationwide have voted early, with many standing in line for hours to cast their ballots in a presidential race that, polls have shown, is a dead heat.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell and Anne O’Connor, a stand-in Thursday evening for the election board chair, voted in favor of the additional hours at the township sites.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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In Iowa, several Republicans were standing in the way of a major new voucher program as of 2022.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Nationwide, more than 78 million people nationwide have voted early, with many standing in line for hours to cast their ballots in a presidential race that, polls have shown, is a dead heat.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
Because the mechanical shark didn’t work, Spielberg was forced to pull back on it and instead rely on the theme as a stand-in for its unseen evocation of terror.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell and Anne O’Connor, a stand-in Thursday evening for the election board chair, voted in favor of the additional hours at the township sites.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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Some people saved their ration, making a small cake once every couple of weeks; others tried various expedients, from substituting carrots and parsnips to just going cold turkey.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Pro tip: Any time a recipe calls for pumpkin, don’t be afraid to substitute winter squash, Bay explained.Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
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If Chickie can lure Dwight back into the fold, his replacement Vince and the others say, Chickie himself will be welcomed back too.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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These replacement practices often involve hobbies or activities that result in play.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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In a separate case, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled that thousands of Pennsylvania mail-in ballots shouldn’t be counted if the date on the envelope wasn’t filled in correctly.Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Duggan also announced Melia Howard as his new deputy mayor after Todd Bettison left the post to fill in as the Detroit Police Department's interim police chief.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the Olympics in Italy a year later could be a reasonable goal, with some good fortune and another step in his development along the way.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Instead, states have stepped in to push wages up, with 34 states, territories and districts now having minimum wages, nearly all of those above $10.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quarterback Jameis Winston, who has taken over for Deshaun Watson, has passed for 300 yards in two of the last three games and had 395 yards against New Orleans a week ago, although the Saints rolled up 473 yards (214 rushing) for a 35-14 victory.Jack Magruder, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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And that's on top of the strides the airport has made since McGraw took over as CEO in 2011, adding low-cost carriers and becoming a dual cargo hub airport with both one of the largest DHL hubs in the world and an Amazon air hub.Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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